John 13:23:11John.13.23.W11TAB
τοῦ
tou
“of {the}”
- Transliteration
- TOU
- Extended
- too
- IPA
- /tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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TOU
- phraseyour reading level
ÊN a-na-KEI-me-nos HEIS EK TÔN ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU EN TÔI KOL-pôi TOU ee-ay-SOO
- sentence
ÊN a-na-KEI-me-nos HEIS EK TÔN ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU EN TÔI KOL-pôi TOU ee-ay-SOO HON ê-GA-pa HO ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The locative phrase en tō kólpō tou Iēsou {ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | en tō kólpō tou Iēsou} places the disciple in an image of close bodily proximity that also signals honor and trust.
In context — John 13:23
One of His disciples was reclining in the bosom of Jesus , the one whom Jesus loved.
About this coordinate
John 13:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 13:23, so the Greek word τοῦ (tou) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.13.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.23.W11.S1) and character.